Stunning Young Lady

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing an absolutely stunning young lady who was up visiting from sunny Arizona. 

She did great considering she's used to 100+ degree weather and it was in the 50's last night. 

Here is a cropped version of the photo above. I couldn't choose which photos to share so I decided to share the original and cropped versions of a few. 

There are so many great photos of her, but I couldn't wait to share just a few. It was truly an honor to photograph this beauty. I'll post some more of the session in the near future. 

Until the next time. . . .

Sometimes Less Is More

I have to be honest, I love some of the elaborate backgrounds and beautiful props that some photographers use. However, sometimes less really can be more. 

You don't need a fancy background or crazy fun prop to get a good portrait.

Just get up close, focus on the eye, and you've captured a timeless image.

The most important thing to remember is to capture your subject(s) as they are, not how you think they should be. 

You might not always get cooperative subjects with beautiful smiles like this gorgeous girl,

but at least you've documented history as it just was. So dig out those cameras and happy shooting!

Natural Beauty

Yesterday I was privileged to some beautiful faces in front of my camera. Wish I could share them all, but that would require permission, and so far I only got permission for this stunning tween. 

She was pure beauty. . .

And a complete natural.

Even with four outfit changes,

 total camera time was less than 30 minutes!

She did exactly what I asked her to do. . .

Which makes taking photos so much easier. Isn't she striking? I can't believe she's only 11 years old! Not only is she absolutely gorgeous, but she's super sweet. Mom and Dad are going to be busy fighting off the boys for sure. Good Luck Lisa & Rick!

Delightful Teen

Okay so I wasn't entirely honest when I said nothing exciting had been going on on my end. One thing I failed to mention, which was exciting for me, was that I took senior photos for a teenager who I remember as a little boy. I was a bit nervous as I've only done a few senior portraits before and I really don't keep up on my photography skills or the latest trends. It all worked out though.

New Life

It never ceases to amaze me when I see a newborn baby. The miracle of life is just so amazing and beautiful. Yesterday I had the privilege of photographing my friends' new born baby. She is the sweetest little girl and so calm in nature; a true blessing for their first child.

I will confess that I am not a great natural light photographer and I have older equipment, but I made the best of the low light, small space, rushed time, and I am pleased with the outcome. It's been a LONG time since I've shot a newborn. In fact, I can count on one hand how many times I've shot portraits in the last year. I'm not in business and I don't advertise nor do I want to, but I sure enjoy capturing some photos for friends on rare occasions. Congratulations Timothy and Franceska on your beautiful baby girl!

I love this photo of the proud Daddy holding his baby girl's feet.